Stroudsburg crash sends two to hospitals

Two people were transported to area hospitals, one via medical helicopter, after a head-on crash in Stroudsburg on Wednesday afternoon.

Staff report

Two people were transported to area hospitals, one via medical helicopter, after a head-on crash in Stroudsburg on Wednesday afternoon.

The crash occurred around 1:20 p.m. on Route 611 (Ninth Street) in Stroudsburg. Two vehicles collided as one tried to make a left turn onto Phillips Street from Route 611.

Police said an older Dodge pickup was traveling northbound on Route 611. At the same time, a Volvo was attempting to make a left turn onto Phillips Street from the southbound lane of Route 611, and they collided.

The driver of the Volvo was taken by helicopter with what police described as a leg injury. Officers said she was alert as she was transported by ambulance to the medevac helicopter.

Stroudsburg High School was used as a landing site for the helicopter. Police temporarily closed the northbound lane of Route 611, but it was reopened before 2:30 p.m.

The driver of the pickup was walking around at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle was taken to Pocono Medical Center for lacerations, police said.